Lycodon rosozonatus (HU & ZHAO, 1972)
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Lycodon rosozonatus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Rose Big-tooth Snake Russian: краснопоясный волкозуб Chinese: 粉链蛇 |
| Synonym | Dinodon rosozonatum HU & ZHAO 1966: 88 Dinodon rosozonatum HU & ZHAO in ZHAO 1972 Dinodon cancellatum DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854 Coronella striata HALLOWELL 1856: 152 Dinodon rufozonatus formosana BOETTGER 1885 Dinodon rosozonatum — GUO et al. 1999 Dinodon rosozonatum — ORLOV & RYABOV 2004 Lycodon rosozonatus — SILER et al. 2013 (by implication) Dinodon rosozonatum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 236 |
| Distribution | China (Hainan), Vietnam, Russia (Primorsky), 80-580 m elevation. Type locality: Dali, Mt. Diaoluo, Hainan Prov.; 200 m elevation |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: CIB 64III6089, Male; 5. 21, 1964. Syntypes: (2) ANSP 3477-78; China, Ningpo [Coronella striata HALLOWELL] |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: This new species differs from all of the known species of the genus Dinodon by having the composite characters: 1) dorsal scales in 19-19-15(17) rows, the vertebral row distinctly more enlarged than the adjacent scale rows; 2) more ventrals (221-234); 3) blackish brown above, crossed by 28-35 + 9-13 narrow pink bands. (Koshikawa’s translation of Hu et al. 1972) |
| Comment | Zhao & Adler 1993 cite the source of this species as HU & ZHAO in ZHAO 1972, (Key to Chinese snakes) although Hu et al. 1975 also describe this species as new (in “Three new species of reptiles from Hainan Island”). It’s also described as new in Hu & Zhao 1966 (where other species such as Achalinus meiguensis are described). |
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